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Advocate General Sudarshan Reddy on Sunday met Governor ESL Narasimhan at Raj Bhavan.

It is believed that he was summoned to advise the Governor on the matter related to the appointment of Information Commissioners. The State Government has sent the four names eelier rejected by the Governor. A legal opinion in this regard was sought, it is understood.

The Governor had earlier rejected four of the eight names and asked the government to reconsider as the four persons have political affiliations. As the government has repeated the same names, legal opinion was sought in the matter.

Nearly 68,000 rape cases were registered across the country during 2009-11 but only 16,000 rapists were sentenced to prison, presenting a dismal picture of conviction of sexual offenders. According to the National Crime Records Bureau, 24,206 rape cases were registered in India in 2011 but only 5,724 people were convicted for the crime.
Similarly, in 2010, 22,172 rape cases were registered while the number of convicted persons for the crime was 5,632.

A total of 21,397 rape cases were registered in 2009 but only 5,316 persons could be convicted.

Primary Education Minister S Sailajanath on Sunday claimed that there was no threat to the Kiran Kumar Reddy Government till 2014.

Talking to reporters in Markapuram of Prakasam district, Sailajanath dismissed reports that the Congress Government came in minority due to the expulsion of nine MLAs. He said that the government still enjoys majority in the House and there was no threat to Kiran Kumar Reddy Government.

Telangana Rashtra Samithi MLA T Harish Rao condemned the Congress-led UPA Government at the Centre for delaying the decision on formation of Telangana State.

Talking to reporters here on Sunday, Harish Rao accused the Congress party of ignoring the sentiments of people in the Telangana region. He said that the Congress has shown disrespect towards hundreds of youth who sacrificed their lives for the cause of Telangana.

However, he said that the people would teach Congress a fitting lesson during the next elections.

–Agencies

Telangana Political JAC chairman Prof. M. Kodandaram on Sunday announced that “Chalo Assembly” program would be organized in March during the Assembly session scheduled to begin from the third week of next month.

Haj application forms for the Haj 2013 will be issued from February 6 to March 20. Filled-in applications, along with all relevant documents like copies of passport, address proof, affidavit, SBI bank pay-in slip of Rs 300 per pilgrim and two photographs should be submitted in the office of the AP State Haj Committee on all working days between 10 am and 3 pm.

Lambasting indirectly Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy and Director General of Police V. Dinesh Reddy for detaining her father Cantonment MLA Dr P. Shanker Rao in atrocious manner, Sushmitha has demanded that the State government order CBI inquiry into the police excesses immediately. She also made it clear that CB-CID inquiry was not acceptable to the family.

Trinamool Congress MP Sultan Ahmed on Friday called Salman Rushdie a “satan” and said West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee had done the right thing, if she indeed blocked the writer’s visit to Kolkata.

“I have no knowledge of what actually happened. But if the chief minister has indeed ordered the police to block Rushdie’s entry to the city, then she has done the right thing. We don’t have anything to learn from Rushdie,” Ahmed said.

Congress today said consultation process with regard to separate Telangana demand is on at various levels, but refused to set any time-frame for arriving at a decision.

Union Minister Vayalar Ravi, who has been holding talks with agitated Congress leaders from Telangana region for nearly a year now, said the issue was still under discussion and the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and PCC chief would be called here for talks.

Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy today directed the Director General of Police to order a high-level inquiry headed by Krishna Prasad, Additional Director General of Police, CID to go into all facts and circumstances in Police handling of Dr P. Shankar Rao, MLA during the course of investigation into a case registered against him at Neredmet Police Station of Cyberabad Commissionerate and take follow-up remedial measures based on the findings of inquiry report.

–Agencies

The Alwal Deputy Commissioner of Police has said Cantonment MLA Dr P. Shankar Rao had not only failed to cooperate with the police during investigation but also obstructed the policemen from performing their duties. He said because of his hostile attitude, they have registered a criminal case against the MLA. He also claimed that Shankar Rao was not at all arrested. He said police would start investigation after Shankar Rao’s health improved. Police had served notices on the MLA thrice in a land dispute case, he added.

Minister Prasada Kumar has said Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy felt very bad about the way the police misbehaved while arresting the Cantonment MLA Shankar Rao.

Prasada Kumar and Deputy Chief Minister Damodara Rajanarasimha today met the Chief Minister here on Friday and complained about the atrocious behaviour of the police towards Dr Shankar Rao.

Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde was apprised of the “highhanded” behavior of the police in arresting and dragging former minister Dr P. Shankar Rao om Thursday in Hyderabad.

Congress MP G. Vivek said he had provided all the details to the Union Home Minister regarding the humiliation meted out to Congress MLA Shankar Rao by the police. He charged that Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy was the main architect in the police drama enacted in Hyderabad. The Union Home Minister was also urged to institute a high-level inquiry into the incident, he added.

Ridiculing Congress for blowing its own trumpet for getting majority in the heavily rigged cooperative elections, YSR Congress has dared the ruling party to face the assembly elections as the government has drifted into a minority with some of its legislators switching sides.

“PCC President claiming that they have won 60 per cent of the seats in cooperative polls, which were nothing short of a farce, does not reflect the popularity of the party and if he is that serious about it the issue should be settled in a people’s court,” he told reporters here on Friday.

The Nizamabad police on Friday completed the questioning of MIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi in the alleged hate speech case.

The Nizamabad Police which took Akbaruddin Owaisi into its custody from Adilabad District Jail questioned him for about six hours here. Sources say that a police team led by DSP Ram Mohan Rao posed various questions related to the speech that he delivered during a public meeting on December 8 at Quila Road.

The ordinary meeting of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, to be held on Saturday after a gap of nearly nine months, is likely to be stormy.

Khaja Bilal Ahmed, the MIM corporator from Rein Bazaar division, surrendered on Thursday before the 14th Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Nampally, in connection with five communal cases that were registered against him in November last year. As the court sent him to 14-day judicial remand he was immediately shifted to Cherlapally jail.

Bilal Ahmed was named as the accused number one in cases that
were reported during the dispute that erupted over the reported expansion of the Bhagyalakshmi temple abutting Charminar.

On the news-item published in print media on July 11, 2010 under caption “Parkulo Patlu” alleging illegal encroachment of 1405.05 sq.yards of government land allotted for park in Balajinagar Colony, Survey No. 52 of Manikonda/Poppalguda village under Rajendranagar Mandal, the Lokayukta registered the same suo motu and called for report from the R.R. District Collector.

Nizamabad MP Madhu Yashki Goud has said separate Telangana State would be a reality if TRS chief K. Chandrasekhara Rao gave a letter in writing that he would merge his party in the Congress without conditions.

Shifting to a confrontation mode, Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy flayed TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao for his acid tongue and harsh words on Prime Minister.

“If he thinks that his stature will increase by criticizing towering leaders it is a mistake. It is unbecoming of a leader for KCR to pass such remarks on top Congress leaders,’ he told reporters here on Tuesday. Condemning the remarks of KCR, he found fault with the language the TRS leader has used against central leaders.

The Seventh Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge at Nampally Criminal Court acquitted Mohammed Asghar Ali and his associate Abdul Bari in the MirzaFayazBaig escape episode on Monday.

Asghar Ali was arrested by the city police soon after he was acquitted by the Gujarat high court in the Haren Pandya murder case in 2011. Abdul Bari was also taken into custody then.

Senior Congress leader Oscar Fernandes today justified the deferment by Congress and the government a decision on Telangana statehood issue saying it is “sensitive” and all stakeholders need to be consulted.

“Since Telangana is a sensitive issue, all stake-holders have to be consulted before arriving at a final decision. The issue is only deferred”, Fernandes told reporters at district Congress office here.

–Agencies

Hitting out at the ruling Congress for not coming out with a favourable decision on the separate Telangana demand, TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday alleged that the Centre lacked even the basic concern for the people of the region.

“Telangana demand has been there since 1966. It has been raised consistently. What further consultations, they will hold? How many committees, meetings have been organised for taking a decision,” he said, speaking at the conclusion of a 36-hour-long ‘samar diksha’ protest here this evening.

The Andhra Pradesh Information Commission has imposed penalties of Rs 6.32 lakh on 100 Public Information Officers (PIOs) over the last six months for not furnishing information to the appellants.

State Information Commissioner S Prabhakar Reddy heard 1,880 appeals from July to December 2012 filed by the appellants, who had not received information sought by them.

A writ petition was filed in the Andhra Pradesh High Court today seeking ban on screening of actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan’s movie ‘Viswaroopam’ for allegedly “hurting religious sentiments of Muslim community”.

The writ was filed by a city-based businessman Mohammed Haji.

Contending that the movie was “anti-Islamic, blasphemous and hurting to the religious sentiments of Muslim community”, the petitioner has sought ban on screening and suspension of its exhibition.